Budget Accounting and Process

2010

The Budgetary Impact of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
September 16, 2010pdfblog post
Letter to the Honorable Barney Frank

The Budgetary Impact and Subsidy Costs of the Federal Reserve's Actions During the Financial Crisis
May 2010summarypdfblog post

Direct Spending and Defense Programs
March 23, 2010htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Military Personnel, Committee on Armed Services, U.S. House of Representatives

Policies for Increasing Economic Growth and Employment in the Short Term
February 23, 2010htmlpdfchartsblog post
Testimony prepared for the Joint Economic Committee, U.S. Congress

CBO's Budgetary Treatment of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac
January 2010pdfblog post
Background Paper

 

2009

Subsidizing Infrastructure Investment with Tax-Preferred Bonds
October 2009summarypdfblog post

Analysis of the Subsidy Costs of Direct and Guaranteed Student Loans
July 27, 2009pdfblog post
Letter to the Honorable Judd Gregg

Related:

An Analysis of H.R. 2920, the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2009
July 14, 2009pdfblog post
Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan

Intergovernmental Mandates in Federal Legislation
July 14, 2009htmlpdfblog post
Economic and Budget Issue Brief

The Budgetary Treatment of Proposals to Change the Nation's Health Insurance System
May 27, 2009htmlpdfblog post
Economic and Budget Issue Brief

An Assessment of How Spending from the Economic Stimulus Proposals Currently Before the Congress Could Be Accelerated
January 29, 2009pdf
Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad

Estimated Costs of Additional Debt Service That Would Result from Enacting H.R. 1, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
January 27, 2009pdf
Letter to the Honorable Paul Ryan

The Role of the 25 Percent Revenue Offset in Estimating the Budgetary Effects of Legislation
January 13, 2009pdf
Economic and Budget Issue Brief

 

2008

Federal Responses to Market Turmoil
September 24, 2008htmlpdfchartswebcastblog post
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Investing in Infrastructure
July 10, 2008htmlpdfwebcastblog post
Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate

Issues and Options in Infrastructure Investment
May 2008htmlpdfadditional info

Related:

Testimony on Current and Future Investment in Infrastructure
May 8, 2008htmlpdfchartswebcastblog post
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives

Capital Budgeting
May 2008htmlpdfblog post

Policy Options for the Housing and Financial Markets
April 2008htmlpdfblog post

 

2007

Federal Financial Guarantees Under the Small Business Administration's 7(a) Program
October 2007pdf

Testimony on the Federal Government's Liabilities Under the Nuclear Waste Policy Act
October 4, 2007htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Performance Budgeting: Applications to Health Insurance Programs and Tax Policy
September 20, 2007htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Status of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
August 1, 2007htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Issues in Reinstating a Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Requirement
July 25, 2007htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Status of the Airport and Airway Trust Fund
July 12, 2007htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate

Authorizing the Rural Utilities Service to Guarantee Construction Loans to Electric Cooperatives
June 22, 2007pdf
Letter to the Honorable David R. Obey

How CBO Reflects Anticipated Administrative Actions in Its Baseline Projections
May 2, 2007pdf
Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.

Estimated Funding for Operations in Iraq and the War on Terrorism
February 7, 2007pdf
Letter to the Honorable Kent Conrad

Estimated Costs of Increasing U.S. Forces in Iraq
February 1, 2007pdf
Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt Jr.

Testimony on Issues in Budgeting for Operations in Iraq and the War on Terrorism
January 18, 2007htmlpdfwebcast
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

 

2006

Opening Remarks at the Director's Conference on Long-Term Budget Challenges
December 2006pdf

Comparing Budget and Accounting Measures of the Federal Government's Fiscal Condition
December 2006pdf

Background Paper: Valuing the Student Loan Consolidation Option
October 2006pdf

Testimony on Financing Investment in the Air Traffic Control System
September 27, 2006pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Aviation, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, U.S. House of Representatives

Estimated Funding for Operations in Iraq and the War on Terrorism
August 2006pdf

Assessing the Government's Costs for Mortgage Insurance Provided by the Federal Housing Administration
July 19, 2006htmlpdf
Letter to the Honorable Jeb Hensarling

Testimony on Issues in Estimating the Cost of Operations in Iraq and the War on Terrorism
July 18, 2006htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on National Security, Emerging Threats, and International Relations, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Potential Future Spending from the Universal Service Fund
June 21, 2006htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives

Factors That May Increase Future Spending from the Universal Service Fund
June 2006pdf

Testimony on S. 2381, the Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006
May 2, 2006htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Testimony on the Air Force's Proposal for Procuring F-22 Fighters
March 28, 2006pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on AirLand, Committee on Armed Services, United States Senate

Testimony on H.R. 4890, the Legislative Line Item Veto Act of 2006
March 15, 2006pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Legislative and Budget Process, Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

A Review of CBO's Activities Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 1996 to 2005
March 2006pdf

Testimony on the Budgetary Treatment of Subsidies in the National Flood Insurance Program
January 25, 2006pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, United States Senate

 

2005

Subsidy Estimates for Guaranteed and Direct Student Loans
November 2005pdf

Testimony on the Macroeconomic and Budgetary Effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
October 6, 2005htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

The Risk Exposure of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
September 2005pdf

Federal Funding for Homeland Security: An Update
July 20, 2005pdf

Testimony on Multiemployer Pension Plans
June 28, 2005pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Select Revenue Measures, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation: Financial Condition, Potential Risks, and Policy Options
June 15, 2005htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Testimony on Estimating the Costs of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
June 9, 2005htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Third-Party Financing of Federal Projects
June 1, 2005htmlpdf

Testimony on a Review of CBO's Activities Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
April 14, 2005htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, United States Senate

Testimony on the Review of CBO's Activities Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
March 8, 2005htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives

A Review of CBO's Activities in 2004 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
March 2005htmlpdf

Testimony on the Economic Costs of Long-Term Federal Obligations
February 16, 2005htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Identifying Intergovernmental Mandates
January 6, 2005htmlpdf

 

2004

Estimating the Value of Subsidies for Federal Loans and Loan Guarantees
August 2004htmlpdf

Measures of the U.S. Government's Fiscal Position Under Current Law
August 2004htmlpdf

Federal Funding for Homeland Security
April 30, 2004htmlpdf

A Review of CBO's Activities in 2003 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
April 2004htmlpdf

Testimony on Reforming the Federal Budget Process
March 23, 2004htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

 

2003

Subsidy Estimates for FHA Mortgage Guarantees
November 2003htmlpdf

Comparing Budgetary and Trust Fund Measures of the Outlook for Social Security and Medicare
October 10, 2003htmlpdf

Testimony on the Economic Costs of Long-Term Federal Obligations
July 24, 2003htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on CBO's Activities Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
July 16, 2003htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Technology and the House Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

A Comparison of Tax-Credit Bonds, Other Special-Purpose Bonds, and Appropriations in Financing Federal Transportation Programs
June 2003htmlpdf

A Review of CBO's Activities in 2002 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
May 2003htmlpdf

The Budgetary Treatment of Leases and Public/Private Ventures
February 2003htmlpdf

Letter to the Honorable Jim Nussle regarding the proposal to reduce payments by the Postal Service to the Civil Service Retirement System
January 27, 2003htmlpdf

Evaluating and Accounting for Federal Investment in Corporate Stocks and Other Private Securities
January 2003htmlpdf

 

2002

Speech by Dan L. Crippen on the Current State of the Federal Budget Process
November 2002htmlpdf

The Impact of Social Security and Medicare on the Federal Budget
November 14, 2002htmlpdf

The Impact of Trust Fund Programs on Federal Budget Surpluses and Deficits
November 4, 2002htmlpdf

Speech by Dan L. Crippen at a meeting of parliamentary budget officials of the OECD
June 2002htmlpdf

The President's Proposal to Accrue Retirement Costs for Federal Employees
June 2002htmlpdf

A Review of CBO's Activities in 2001 Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
June 2002htmlpdf

Testimony on Federal Budget Estimating
May 9, 2002htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process, Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Federal Budget Estimating (Supplement)
May 9, 2002htmlpdf

Testimony on Federal Budget Estimating
May 2, 2002htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Budgetary Discipline
April 25, 2002htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Accrual Budgeting for Military Retirees' Health Care
March 2002htmlpdf

 

2001

Testimony on Chinese Budget Issues
December 7, 2001htmlpdf
Testimony before the U.S.-China Commission

Letter to the Honorable Tom Daschle regarding CBO's "low-growth" report
October 31, 2001htmlpdf

Testimony on the Structural Reform of the Federal Budget Process
July 19, 2001htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Letter to the Honorable Jim Nussle regarding the effects of Congressional action on the fiscal year 2002 budget
July 12, 2001htmlpdf

Letter to the Honorable Jim Nussle regarding potential topics for a new budget concepts commission
July 5, 2001htmlpdf

Testimony on Extending the Budget Enforcement Act
June 27, 2001htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Preemptions in Federal Legislation in the 106th Congress
June 2001htmlpdf

Testimony on CBO's Activities Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
May 24, 2001htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Technology and the House, Committee on Rules, and the Subcommittee on Energy Policy, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives

CBO's Activities Under the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act, 1996-2000
May 2001htmlpdf

Testimony on Issues Affecting the Bureau of Economic Analysis
April 5, 2001htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Census, Committee on Government Reform, U.S. House of Representatives

 

2000

Reforming the Federal Royalty Program for Oil and Gas
November 2000htmlpdf

Credit Subsidy Reestimates, 1993-1999
September 2000htmlpdf

Statement of Barry B. Anderson to the Board Meeting of the Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
July 2000pdf

The New Economy: A Congressional Budget Office Briefing
June 2000htmlpdf

Testimony on Biennial Budgeting
March 10, 2000htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

The Budgetary Treatment of Personal Retirement Accounts
March 2000htmlpdf

 

1999

Letter to the Honorable John M. Spratt, Jr. regarding an estimate of the on-budget deficit for fiscal year 2000
October 28, 1999htmlpdf

Letter to the Honorable J. Dennis Hastert regarding an estimate of the on-budget deficit for fiscal year 2000
October 28, 1999htmlpdf

Letter to the Honorable Don Young regarding the potential effect of H.R. 701 on the annual appropriation process and budgetary caps
October 14, 1999htmlpdf

Estimating the Costs of One-Sided Bets: How CBO Analyzes Proposals with Asymmetric Uncertainties
October 1999htmlpdf

Statement of Barry B. Anderson to the Conference on Budget Process Reform, Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget
September 1999htmlpdf

Testimony on Proposals to Change the Rescission Process
July 30, 1999htmlpdf

Testimony on H.R. 853, the Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of 1999
May 20, 1999htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on H.R. 853, the Comprehensive Budget Process Reform Act of 1999
May 12, 1999htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
February 2, 1999htmlpdf

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 2000-2009
January 1999htmlpdf

 

1998

Regulatory Takings and Proposals for Change
December 1998htmlpdf

Measurement of Employee Benefits in the National Accounts
September 1998htmlpdf

Testimony on How States Budget and Plan for Emergencies
June 23, 1998htmlpdf

Testimony on Budgeting for Emergency Spending
June 23, 1998htmlpdf

Testimony on The Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
June 3, 1998htmlpdf

Testimony on Capital Budgeting
April 24, 1998htmlpdf

Testimony on Budgeting for Insurance Programs
April 23, 1998htmlpdf

The Line Item Veto Act After One Year
April 1998htmlpdf

Changing the Treatment of Software Expenditures in the National Accounts
April 1998htmlpdf

Testimony on The Line Item Veto Act After One Year
March 11, 1998htmlpdf

Testimony on the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
February 12, 1998htmlpdf

The Economic and Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1999-2008
January 1998htmlpdf

 

1997

Budgetary Implications of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997
December 1997pdf

Testimony on the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
October 30, 1997htmlpdf

Letter to the Honorable Pete V. Domenici regarding pay-as-you-go procedures in a year for which OMB projects a budget surplus
October 29, 1997htmlpdf

Testimony on S. 261, the Biennial Budgeting and Appropriations Act
April 23, 1997html

Testimony on the Congressional Budget Process
March 13, 1997htmlpdf

 

1996

Trends in Federal Spending for the Administration of Justice
August 1996pdf

Testimony on Creating a Biennial Budget Process
July 24, 1996htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Financial Management and Accountability, Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate

Testimony on Reform of the Federal Budget Process
July 11, 1996htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Reform of the Federal Budget Process
April 23, 1996htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Government Management, Information and Technology, Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, U.S. House of Representatives

Mandatory Spending Control Mechanisms
February 1996htmlpdf

Mandatory Spending Control Mechanisms
February 1996htmlpdf

 

1995

Federal Debt and Interest Costs Update
August 1995pdf

Testimony on Debt Subject to Limit
July 28, 1995htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate

Testimony on the Congressional Budget Process
July 13, 1995htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Legislative and Budget Process and the Subcommittee on Rules and Organization of the House, Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

Budgetary Treatment of NASA's Advance Commitments to Purchase Launch Services
June 1995htmlpdf

Testimony on Statutory Item Veto Proposals
January 12, 1995htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate and Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, U.S. House of Representatives

Budget Estimates: Current Practices and Alternative Approaches
January 1995htmlpdf

 

1994

Testimony on the Lease-Purchase Scorekeeping Rule
September 20, 1994htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, Committee on Government Operations, U.S. House of Representatives

The Budgetary Treatment of an Individual Mandate to Buy Health Insurance
August 1994htmlpdf

Testimony on S. 563, S. 648, S. 993, S. 1592, and S. 1606
April 28, 1994htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate

Testimony on the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1994
March 2, 1994htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process, Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

 

1993

Using Performance Measures in the Federal Budget Process
July 1993pdf

The Role and the Mission of the Congressional Budget Office
June 10, 1993pdf
Testimony before the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress, Congress of the United States

The Role and the Mission of the Congressional Budget Office
June 10, 1993pdf
Testimony before the Joint Committee on the Organization of Congress, Congress of the United States

Potential Benefits and Problems with Adopting a Federal Capital Budget
May 26, 1993pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Committee on Public Works and Transportation, U.S. House of Representatives

Budget Enforcement Act
May 13, 1993pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, Committee on Government Operations, U.S. House of Representatives

Federal Debt and Interest Costs
May 1993pdf

A Review of Edwin Mansfield's Estimate of the Rate of Return From Academic Research and Its Relevance to the Federal Budget Process
April 1993pdf

Proposal to Establish Procedures for the Congress to Consider Expedited Rescissions of Budget Authority that are Proposed by the President
March 10, 1993pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, Committee on Government Operations, U.S. House of Representatives

Controlling Losses of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
January 1993pdf

 

1992

Testimony on the Budgetary Effect of Granting the President Item Veto Authority
September 25, 1992htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process, Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on How a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution Might Be Enforced
June 3, 1992htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Possible Effects of a Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution
May 6, 1992htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Budgeting for Administrative Costs Under Credit Reform
January 1992pdf

 

1991

Testimony on Hidden Federal Liabilities Arising from the Government's Credit and Insurance Commitments
October 24, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Task Force on Urgent Fiscal Issues, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Sale of Federal Loans
October 24, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Task Force on Urgent Fiscal Issues, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990
October 10, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Task Force on Budget Process, Reconciliation, and Enforcement, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Treatment of Social Security's Administrative Expenses Under the Balanced Budget Act
September 26, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process, Committee on the Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Treatment of Social Security's Administrative Expenses Under the Balanced Budget Act
July 18, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Constraints on Discretionary Spending in 1994 and 1995
July 16, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

A Review of Cost Estimates for Direct Spending Legislation
June 1991pdf

Budgetary Treatment of Deposit Insurance: A Framework for Reform
May 1991pdf

Testimony on Credit Reform
April 30, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Procurement, Tourism, and Rural Development, Committee on Small Business, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Using Federal Budget Information to Improve Long-Range Decisionmaking
April 12, 1991pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Deficits, Debt Management, and International Debt, Committee on Finance, United States Senate

An Explanation of the Budgetary Changes Under Credit Reform
April 1991pdf

 

1990

Testimony on Proposed Legislation to Improve the Quality of Information for Protecting, Managing, and Budgeting Federal Financial Resources
September 17, 1990pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, Committee on Government Operations, U.S. House of Representatives

A Profile of the Congressional Budget Office
September 1990pdf

Estimating Outlays for U.S. Postal Service Capital Investment
July 1990pdf

Should the Budget Resolution be a Law?
May 1, 1990pdf
CBO Staff Memorandum

Testimony on the Efficacy of the Balanced Budget Act Process and the Need for Further Procedural Reforms
April 19, 1990pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Legislative Process, Committee on House Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Federal Credit Assistance
April 11, 1990pdf
Testimony before the Task Force on Urgent Fiscal Issues, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Balanced Budget Act Process
April 4, 1990pdf
Testimony before the Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, U.S. House of Representatives

Pay-As-You-Go Budgeting
March 1990pdf

Budgeting for Eximbank: A Case Study of Credit Reform
January 1990pdf

 

1989

Credit Reform: Comparable Budget Costs for Cash and Credit
December 1989pdf

 

1988

Testimony on the General Accounting Office's Proposal to Improve the Quality of Federal Financial Information
September 22, 1988pdf
Testimony before the Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Budget Reform
June 7, 1988pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate

Biennial Budgeting
February 1988htmlpdf

 

1987

Biennial Budgeting
November 1987pdf

Testimony on the Administration's Proposed Sale of Federal Loan Assets
May 4, 1987pdf
Testimony before the Legislation and National Security Subcommittee, Committee on Government Operations, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Administration's Proposals for Credit Reform and Pilot Loan Sales
March 10, 1987pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Small Business, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Administration's Credit Reform Proposals
March 4, 1987pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Dedicated Federal Financial Resources
March 1987pdf

 

1986

Testimony on the Budgetary Treatment of Loan Asset Sales
September 26, 1986pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, Committee on Government Operations, U.S. House of Representatives

Federal Policies for Infrastructure Management
June 1986htmlpdf

Testimony on the Budgetary Treatment of Federal Credit Programs
May 13, 1986pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate

Testimony on Implementing the Provisions of the Balanced Budget Act
January 29, 1986pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Energy and Commerce, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Presentation and Oversight of the Federal Reserve System's Budget
January 29, 1986pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Domestic Monetary Policy, Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives

 

1985

Testimony on H.J. Res. 372, the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985
October 17, 1985pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, Committee on Government Operations, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Federal Reserve System
May 21, 1985pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Economic Goals and Intergovernmental Policy, Joint Economic Committee

Testimony on the Balanced Budget Amendment
May 7, 1985pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate

The Budgetary Status of the Federal Reserve System
February 1985pdf

The Budgetary Implications of Index Bonds
January 1985pdf

Formula Approaches to Budgeting
January 1985htmlpdf

 

1984

Federal Debt and Interest Costs
September 1984pdf

Curtailing Indirect Federal Subsidies to the U.S. Postal Service
August 1984pdf

Congressional Budget Act Amendments of 1984
July 26, 1984pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Government Operations, Subcommittee on Legislation and National Security, U.S. House of Representatives

An Analysis of Congressional Budget Estimates for Fiscal Years 1980-1982
June 1984pdf

Federal Credit Activities
May 24, 1984pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization, U.S. House of Representatives

Truth in Budgeting Act of 1984 - H.R. 4629
April 4, 1984pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

New Approaches to the Budgetary Treatment of Federal Credit Assistance
March 20, 1984pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Federal Credit Programs, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs

New Approaches to the Budgetary Treatment of Federal Credit Assistance
March 1984pdf

Revisions to the Congressional Budget Process
February 9, 1984pdf
Testimony before the Task Force on the Budget Process, Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

 

1983

The Federal Buildings Program: Authorization and Budgetary Alternatives
October 27, 1983pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Public Buildings and Grounds, Committee on Public Works and Transportation, U.S. House of Representatives

S. 1679, the Honest Budgeting Act of 1983
September 19, 1983pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, United States Senate

The Role of Government in Capital Markets
September 15, 1983pdf
Testimony before the Economic Stabilization, Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs

The Operations and the Budgetary Implications of the Federal Financing Bank
May 12, 1983pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Federal Financing Bank
April 5, 1983pdf
Testimony bedore the Subcommittee on Federal Credit Programs, Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

 

1982

Strengthening the Congressional Budget Process
September 29, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Task Force on the Budget Process, Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

The Congressional Budget Process
September 21, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Balancing the Federal Budget and Limiting Federal Spending: Constitutional and Statutory Approaches
September 1982htmlpdf

Narrowing the Budget Gap
August 19, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate

H. J. Res. 350, the Balanced Budget Amendment to the Constitution
August 5, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Monopolies and Commercial Law, Committee on the Judiciary, U.S. House of Representatives

The Economic Rationale for User Fees
March 10, 1982pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

The Federal Financing Bank and the Budgetary Treatment of Federal Credit Activities
January 1982htmlpdf

 

1981

Improving the Budgetary Treatment of Federal Credit Activities
December 10, 1981pdf
Testimony before the Task Force on Credit, Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

H.R. 4882, Limits on Tax Expenditures into the First and Second Congressional
December 9, 1981pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

State and Local Cost Estimate Act of 1981, H.R. 1465
November 18, 1981pdf
Testimony before the House Committee on Rules, U.S. House of Representatives

The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
October 29, 1981pdf
Testimony before the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate

Credit Budgeting and Endorse the Federal Lending Oversight and Control Act
October 28, 1981pdf
Testimony before the Task Force on Enforcement, Credit and Multiyear Budgeting, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Second Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1982
September 15, 1981pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Second Concurrent Resolution for Fiscal Year 1982
September 10, 1981pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Conference on the Economics of Federal Credit Activity Part II
September 1981pdf

Testimony on Federal Credit Programs
April 29, 1981htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Economic Stabilization, Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Tax-Exempt Small Issue Industrial Revenue Bonds
April 8, 1981htmlpdf
Testimony before the Oversight Subcommittee, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on the Treatment of Indexed Programs in the Federal Budget
March 10, 1981htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, Task Force on Entitlements, Uncontrollables, and Indexing, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Indexation of Federal Expenditures
March 10, 1981htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget Task Force on Entitlements, Uncontrollables, and Indexing, U.S. House of Representatives

 

1980

Conference on the Economics of Federal Credit Activity, Part I
December 1980pdf

Index to the Legislative History of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974
September 1980pdf

 

1979

Testimony on the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
December 11, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Task Force on the Budget Process, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Controls for Federal Credit Programs
November 14, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Task Force on the Budget Process, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Proposals for Amending the Constitution to Require Balance in the Federal Budget or to Restrict the Size of Federal Spending
October 11, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate

Testimony on Legislative Savings
July 24, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Task Force on Legislative Savings, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Testimony on Multiyear Budgeting
July 23, 1979htmlpdf

Testimony on H.R. 3697, the State and Local Government Cost Estimate Act of 1979
June 28, 1979htmlpdf
Testimony before the Task Force on State and Local Governments and the Task Force on the Budget Process, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

 

1978

Background Paper: Loan Guarantees: Current Concerns and Alternatives for Control
August 1978pdf

Testimony on Proposed Amendments in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974
April 26, 1978htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on the Rules and Organization of the House

Testimony on H.R. 11253, a Bill Providing for the Systematic Review and Reauthorization of Federal Statistical Activities
April 13, 1978htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Census and Population, Committee on Post Office and Civil Service, U.S. House of Representatives

Federal Law Enforcement Assistance: Alternative Approaches
April 1978pdf

Estimates of Federal Budget Outlays
February 1978pdf

 

1977

Background Paper: Troubled Local Economies and the Distribution of Federal Dollars
August 1977pdf

Testimony on CBO's Analysis of Advance Budgeting
July 1, 1977htmlpdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, United States Senate

Testimony on Needed Improvements in the Budget Process
March 28, 1977htmlpdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Senate Committee on Government Operations

Advance Budgeting: A Report to the Congress
March 1977pdf

The Current Federal Role and Alternative Approaches
February 1977pdf

 

1976

Federal Budget Shortfall
November 23, 1976pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives

Loan Guarantees
November 10, 1976pdf
Testimony before a Joint Hearing of the Committee on Banking, Currency and Housing, Committee on the Budget, Committee on Ways and Means, U.S. House of Representatives

Long-Range Planning in the Federal Government
June 30, 1976pdf
Testimony before the Joint Session of the Subcommittee on Fisheries and Wildlife Conservation and the Environment of the House Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries and the Subcommittee on Environment and Atmosphere of the House Committee on Science and Technology

The Role of the Congressional Budget Office in the New Budgetary Process
May 6, 1976pdf
Testimony before the Committee to Investigate a Balanced Federal Budget, Democratic Research Organization

S. 2925, the Government Economy and Spending Reform Act
April 7, 1976pdf
Testimony before the Subcommittee on Intergovernmental Relations of the Senate Government Operations Committee

 

1975

Statutory Responsibilities of the Congressional Budget Office
December 17, 1975pdf
Testimony before the Committee on the Budget, House of Representatives

Testimony on Current Services Budget Estimates
December 3, 1975pdf
Testimony before the Joint Economic Committee